The Staircase Wall

Overview

An experiment in activity, dedicated to Jean-Luc Godard and assembled in the immediate wake of his death on September 13, 2022. The only known footage of Marcel Proust is repeated through a sequence of digital abstractions and accompanied by the music of Gabriel Fauré, followed by video footage shot on iPhone 12 mini between North Carolina and New York City, 2021-2022.

Cast

Marcel Proust

Self (archive footage)

Jean-Luc Godard

Self (voice, archive footage)